Biosketch Reporting Requirements for International Affiliations

Reporting Requirements Biographical Sketches should include international affiliations, such as paid/unpaid appointments, positions, or honors with non U.S. academic institutions. This could include teaching courses or regular student advisory activities. Questions Biosketch requirements: Office of Sponsored Research Services, researchgrants@wusm.wustl.edu or 314.747.4134. Information on Foreign Talent Programs: askCOI Team, COI@wustl.edu or 314.747.4181.

Restricted Party Screenings

Restricted Party Screening (RPS) is the process of screening individuals and entities against U.S. government restricted and prohibited party lists to identify potential restrictions on transactions or other interactions with non-US persons and/or entities. WashU conducts RPS as part of its export control, sanctions, and research security compliance programs and to support applicable federal funding-agency […]

Disclosing External Professional Activities and Interests to WashU

External Professional Activities and Interests External Professional Activities associated with any international entity (government, non-profit, for-profit, university/academic), must be disclosed to the University, per the Washington University External Professional Activities Policy and Research COI Policy via the External Professional Activities Disclosure, with some activities also requiring Prior Approval before they may be initiated.  External Professional Activities encompass any activities or […]

NIH Foreign Component Reporting

NIH has specific requirements regarding the reporting of foreign components, see below for details. However, many federal funding agencies may require some type of reporting for foreign collaborations associated with the grant. The best practice is to review the specific agency requirements and, when in doubt, contact your program officer. NIH Under NIH’s Grants Policy […]

Research Integrity Policy Updates

Published January 5, 2026, via Research News The University’s Research Integrity Policy has been updated and is now available. The revision incorporates changes to the Department of Public Health Service’s research misconduct regulations, which are primarily administrative in nature. The steps for evaluating allegations of research misconduct remain unchanged. Concerns about potential fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, authorship policy violations, […]

NSF Proposal Application Checklist

The NSF Proposal Application Checklist outlines the unique elements required for NSF proposals, emphasizing sponsor-specific documents, attachments and logins required for Senior/Key Personnel.